Dragon Age E3 Preview at IGN PC

BioWare's Joint-CEO, Ray Muzyka, describes Dragon Age as "the spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate" in a preview of the fantasy title that was posted yesterday. Additionally, one passage reveals that the development studio is looking for input from the community as regards the types of races and classes it would like to see implemented:

Although set against a traditional fantasy backdrop, BioWare is hoping to do something a little different with Dragon Age, and the world won't be inhabited by Dwarves, Elves and Halflings -- although it will be filled with Dwarf-like, Elf-like and Halfling-like races. While this may sound like a cop-out, Ray explained that BioWare wanted to try something a little different, but still wanted it to be familiar to fantasy RPG players. Although nothing is finalized at this point, Dragon Age will feature archetypal races and classes (you know, fighters, clerics, mages and the like), and BioWare is looking to the community to decide exactly which classes and races they want to see in the game. We did see one completely new race that will be in the game, though. Although they don't have a name as of yet, or at least BioWare wasn't saying what the name was, the characters sport horns on their heads and look rather lizard (or perhaps dragon) like.

According to the piece, the initial stage of play will see the player creating a party in the usual fashion, yet there will be opportunities to add to the collective at junctures throughout the game as henchmen are encountered. - Annihilator